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Tag: Central Bank of Nigeria

Business

Keystone emerges most friendly SME Bank

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 - by Online Editor

Keystone Bank Limited’s outstanding contributions to the growth and sustainability of Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector were once again recognised over the weekend, as the bank emerged as …

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Business

FirstHoldCo set to meet CBN’s N500bn capital mandate soon – Official 

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 - by Segun Odunewu

FirstHoldCo Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, has announced it is just weeks away from meeting the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N500 billion capitalization thresh hold. The company …

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Opinion

Booming banks, bankrupt manufacturers 

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 - by Jerry Uwah 

Millions of Nigerians will not like to remember 2024. The economic turbulence of the year pushed well over 40 million Nigerians below poverty line.  It eroded the standard of living …

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Nigerian News

Parallex Bank’s save and win promo thrills Abuja customers

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 - by Bode Olagoke

Parallex Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a savings culture among Nigerians with the live draw of its Save and Win Promo in Abuja. The event, held on Thursday, …

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Business

Parallex Bank rewards 154 customers in Uyo

March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 - by Bode Olagoke

Parallex Bank has rewarded 154 customers in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with cash prizes, airtime, and other exciting gifts in its ongoing Save and Win Promo. The highlight of the …

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Business

‘Money laundering’: Court temporarily freezes bank accounts, orders holders’ arrest

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 - by Blueprint

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial banks and directed the arrest of the account holders by …

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Top Stories

Consumer rights’ violation: Nigerians jubilate as FG probes airlines, banks, telecoms

December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 - by BENJAMIN SAMSON

The move by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to probe Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Air Peace and MTN has elicited positive reactions among customers. BENJAMIN SAMSON in …

Consumer rights’ violation: Nigerians jubilate as FG probes airlines, banks, telecoms Read More
Business

Opay, Palmpay, others process N41.5trn mobile money transactions

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 - by Segun Odunewu

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) has reported a significant rise in mobile money transactions, revealing that licensed operators, including Palmpay, OPay, and 15 others, processed N41.5 trillion in transactions …

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Business

News reports against our business activities, results false – GTCO

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 - by Benjamin Umuteme

The Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO has described as false certain news item against its business activities, results and its management team. The bank said it would use “the full …

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Business

MPC meeting: Experts urge CBN to halt interest rate hikes as inflation eases

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 - by Segun Odunewu

Ahead of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, financial experts are calling for a pause on interest rate hikes to stabilize Nigeria’s fragile economy. The …

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Business

UBA unveils Time Capsule, Tribe Photo Wall

September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 - by David Agba

As part of activities to mark its 75th anniversary of delivering excellent services and driving global impact, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has unveiled the UBA …

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Nigerian News

SEC issues framework on banking sector recapitalisation

June 21, 2024June 22, 2024 - by Benjamin Umuteme

In a bid to support the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalisation programme towards achieving the targeted objectives, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released its Framework on Banking Sector …

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Features

Recapitalisation: Building buffers for Nigerian banks

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 - by BENJAMIN UMUTEME

With the volatility in the foreign exchange market, and the knock-off effect it has had on the bank’s balance sheet, the CBN in a bid to protect the country’s financial …

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Columns

Where are the new naira notes?

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 - by Jerry Uwa

Nigeria’s economy is still writhing from the pains inflicted on it by the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the naira. It will take several months …

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Business

No plan to phase out redesigned naira notes – CBN

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 - by Benjamin Umuteme

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described a report that it plans to phase-out the redesigned N1000, N500 and N200 naira notes as a ploy by vested interest to …

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Business

CBN releases exposure draft for banks seeking change of operating licence

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 - by Segun Odunewu

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released an exposure draft of the guidelines for change of operating licence for banks and other financial institutions (OFIs). In a circular signed …

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Business

Long queues disappear gradually as banks’ cash payment to customers improves

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 - by Amaka Ifeakandu

Long queues being experienced in the nation’s banks in the last two months has reduced following the increase in cash payment to the customers The reduction in the number of …

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Business

CBN increases loans to FG by N3.77trn in two months

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 - by Segun Odunewu

Despite concerns from economists and experts regarding outstanding loans, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) increased its loans to the government by N3.77 trillion during the first two months of …

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Columns

MPR: An unnecessary hike

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 - by Jerry Uwah

Several days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ordered banks and the general public to obey the Supreme Court judgment extending the legal tender status of N500 and N1,000 …

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Business

CBN assures on safety of Nigerian banks

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 - by Benjamin Umuteme

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has has said that various cases of failed transaction on e-payment of Deposit money Banks platform are being resolved. …

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Opinion

Musings on new naira’s therapeutic powers

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 - by Nasir Dambatta

“Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them” – Paul Hawken The …

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Business

Loan repayment under ABP stands at 52.39% – CBN

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 - by David Agba

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it remains committed to its developmental mandate of stimulating access to finance for the real sector, disclosing that total repayments as of the …

Loan repayment under ABP stands at 52.39% – CBN Read More
Business

Naira re-design pains: Addressing the human angle perspective

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 - by Admin III

There has been sorrow and tears for Nigerians who have found it difficult to access cash from their banks due to the Naira re-design policy of the Central Bank of …

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Business

BDC operators go cashless as Naira scarcity bites hard

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 - by Segun Odunewu

The scarcity of the new and old naira notes is crippling activities of Bureau de Change operators in Lagos as the country approaches the February 10 deadline for the complete …

BDC operators go cashless as Naira scarcity bites hard Read More
Business

External reserve drops to $37.9bn

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 - by David Agba Abuja

Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shows that Nigeria’s external reserves dropped to $37.9 billion as of Wednesday, October 12, 2022, from $38.8 billion on September 12, 2022. …

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